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Final position — White delivers mate

Alekhine's defence

Alekhine's Defence: Bxf7 Sacrifice & Mate (Wall–Challee)

White wins in 5 moves by checkmate. (Wall - Challee, Internet 1996)

The moves

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Bc4 Nf4 4.Qf3 Ng6 5.Bxf7#
1.e4Nf6
2.e5Nd5
3.Bc4Nf4
4.Qf3Ng6
5.Bxf7#

How the Alekhine's Defence: Bxf7 Sacrifice & Mate (Wall–Challee) works

The Alekhine's Defence: Bxf7 Sacrifice & Mate (Wall–Challee) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Alekhine's defence. In this line White delivers checkmate on move 5, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Bc4 Nf4 4.Qf3 Ng6 5.Bxf7#. Each move looks reasonable, which is exactly why the trap is so effective over the board — Black walks into it while trying to play "normal" developing moves.

This pattern is well known from master and correspondence play (Wall - Challee, Internet 1996). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.

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